The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-24

nor OF Lou siana contained any record
OF the alleged grant. and, moreover.
that under the laws then covering the
matter OF grants only $500 acres could
have been granted, instead OF SOC, 600,
to which amount the claimants lay
title. Thereupen Joint resolution
was passed less than thirty days after
the passsge OF the act In question, eus-
pending the operation OF the act. 1h.
claimants then went before the General
Land 0fice, asserting that the set in
volved something In the nature Of
a contract, and Therefore, that II was
no. within the competency OF Congrefs
TO snnul it. IL is supposed that the
matter will sgain be brought before
the Supreme Court for @ decision on
this last point.
The success a the proposed national
drill from May 29d TO 30th, including
q combination parade OF the National
Guardsmen and the Grand Army OF
the Republic, Is already assured. The
cash PRESS will aggregate s23 500,
besides which there will be stands OF
colors. gold. silver aud bronze medals
and plate trophies. Thirty-six States
are represented in the applications
already received. The grounds for the
camp are the monument grounds,
lying around the Washington monu-
ment, and the drill ground is the
beau iiul level eclipse lying just south
OF the Presidents mansion, kno Hn as
the White To-, This level plain, one
half mile in circumference, will be
fenced In, aud etapds sufficient to seat
10000 to $1,000 persons will be erected.
Here daily during the time OF the drill
wi DO held contests to prove the ex-
cellence OF the citiLsn so!dery in
infantry, artillery, cavalry and
E)usYs tactics. Among the cham.
pion crack companies so far
formally entered SIRE the Montgomery
g ey., Vicksburg SoHthrons, St. Paul
Comraoy d, Indianapolis Light In
San Antonio Rifles, Richmond
GIeyp, Milwaukee Libht Horse, At
lants II asg, Company b Twenty-third
New York Regiment, Lomax Rifles,
the Mutcatinea OF Iowa, the famous
Hovs.onB, the Chickstaws, Louisville
Legion. Montgomery True Blues, the
Lynchburg Home Guards and the
Troy IN. " Citizens Corps. A bi-
gsde from Virginia, regiments aud bat
tallons from North Oalolina, Ohio,
Michigan, Kentucky and Rhode Island
are Informally entered.
Mr.. Smith M. Weed had lopg pri-
vats talk with the President. His law
par.ntr, W. n. Smith, ex-Aesis!aut
Secretary OF the Treasury, was also in
consultation with the President yes
terdsy and the day before. Current
gossip has II that Mr.. Smith had been
cent for by the President, aud ttat
the SecretSryshlp OF the Treasury had
been offered to him. Those best in
formed, however, believe that II any
significance is to be attached TO Mr..
Weeds visit it would be only for the
purpose OF expressing an opinion from
the point OF view OF an experienced
New York State politician: Senator
Voorhees,, it is Understood, is making
strenuous efforts to have Indiana rep
resented In the Cabinet. Ho wants to
have an Indiana man appointed Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, and it is cup
posed that his candidate is ex-Sena-
tor Mcdonald. Mr.. voorhees, urges
that, since the death Of Vice Presi-
dent Hendricks, his State has not had
that prominent share in the admins
tration which the country intended.
The Acting Secretary Of tie Treas
ury has received q letter from Deputy
Collector Spencer at Tampa, Fla, Civ
log the details OF the recent action of
the citizens In driving away the trou-
blessme Cuban Giibusters, az IslTeady
told In these dispatches, and says the
attempt to get up an expedition has
evidently been abandoned, and that 1t
is not likely that any moro efforts will
be made to start similar expeditions
from that neighborhood for some time
to come.